Therapeutic ultrasound vs placebo
Adverse events · adults with chronic low‐back pain
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 225 participantsLow
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
7 questions · 7 findings · 4 reviews
No studies found 2 · 28.6%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 2 · 28.6%High 0 · 0%
Therapeutic ultrasound plus exercise vs exercise
Adverse events · adults with chronic low‐back pain
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Therapeutic ultrasound vs placebo
Adverse events · Rotator cuff disease (diagnostic label: calcific tendinitis)
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 60 participantsLow
Low frequency ultrasound vs no ultrasound
Adverse events · venous leg ulcers
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
High frequency ultrasound vs no ultrasound
Serious adverse events · people with venous leg ulcers
High frequency ultrasound showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with no ultrasound (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 1.21 [0.78, 1.89]1 study · 337 participantsModerate
High frequency ultrasound vs no ultrasound
Non‐serious adverse events · people with venous leg ulcers
High frequency ultrasound probably leads to higher non‐serious adverse events compared with no ultrasound (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 1.29 [1.02, 1.64]1 study · 337 participantsModerate
Intervention not reported
Number of patients who withdrew because of adverse events · Patients with knee osteoarthritis (none of the trials included patients with hip osteoarthritis)
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 67 participantsLow